Other initiatives will include the Female Founder Challenge (an award that aims to accelerate the funding of women-led startups and encourage investment funds to commit to greater gender equality at all levels), which is returning for its 5th edition or a new Impact Builder acceleration programme with DiversiDays for underrepresented entrepreneurs in tech. More than 3,000 girls and young women from all over Europe will also be attending the event to encourage career development, break down stereotypes and gain insight into the digital industries. A dozen startups will be selected and will be offered a boot camp to support the development of their business. Numerous topics will be addressed, such as women's well-being, menstrual health, reproduction and contraception, pregnancy and breastfeeding, mental health, etc.Ī challenge for startups proposing innovation in women's health will also be organized with FemTech France. VivaTech is convinced that tech can improve inclusion and diversity issues in business.įor the first time, a FemTech village will be set up at the heart of VivaTech. To contribute to the positive transformation of the workplace, entrepreneurs are reinventing education, training and work by combining new technologies, responses to human resource needs and societal challenges. Some Climate Tech startups presented at VivaTech: Sweetch Energy (France) and Neoplants (France). To meet the challenges of sustainability, Climate Tech solutions are being developed in all markets, helping governments, consumers and businesses respond to the climate crisis and reduce their carbon footprint. Some AI solutions presented at VivaTech: GoMicro (Australia), OrAigo (Italy), and Jumbo Mana (France), a world exclusive that pushes generative AI technology beyond anything we have seen so far. It nevertheless raises many questions in terms of impact, opportunities but also risks, ethics and regulation. It represents a market share today estimated at 500 billion USD. KEY THEMES COVERING MAJOR ISSUES FOR TECHNOLOGYĪrtificial intelligence already contributes to the majority of human activities (Generative AI, education, services, science.) and continues to evolve rapidly and to bring about strong changes in the technology ecosystem. VivaTech opens the doors to the future and offers some answers, particularly by supporting entrepreneurs through efficient and productive encounters.“įrançois Bitouzet, General Manager of VivaTech, explains: "VivaTech is an international event, and together with our team we have designed this new 2023 edition to be even more instrumental for the future business of thousands of startups more accelerating in the digital transformation of companies from all over the world and more effective in sharing and developing tech solutions to address today's major challenges, whether environmental, societal or economic." New technologies and the exceptional development of artificial intelligence pose new challenges. Paris, 21 March 2023 - Viva Technology, Europe's biggest startup and tech event, is back for its 7th edition from 14 to 17 June at Porte de Versailles in Paris.Īs an accelerator of innovation and transformation, VivaTech will bring together startups, tech leaders, major companies, public organizations and investors from all over the world for four days to respond to the major challenges of our time and to propose decisive solutions for business and society.Īccording to Maurice Lévy, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Publicis Groupe and Pierre Louette, CEO of Les Echos-Le Parisien, co-organizers of the event: "The contribution of the tech industry to societal issues is crucial, even more so in these turbulent times.
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